Pat Sharpe Picks Uchiko; Car Sharing at Whole Foods

LISTICLES — Texas Monthly food editor Pat Sharpe has revealed her picks for the best new restaurants of 2010, and at the top, amid a bunch of affordable comfort food spots, is Austin's very own Uchiko: "It turns all my conclusions upside down. First, it’s Japanese fusion. Second, it’s off-the-charts creative. Third, it’s not exactly cheap." [TM, subs. req'd]

DOWNTOWN — The Whole Foods mothership downtown is setting aside parking spots for the car-sharing program Car2Go. Maybe driving a tiny car will help you negotiate the constant traffic tangle out front? [Statesman]

Uchiko. [Photo: Uchiko / Facebook]